Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-06-11
IIUSIIING TIE TEMPEST.
DR.. TALMAeE,s SERMON AT THE
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

Followers of Chris. Must Not Alwny
Expect smo.:::1G Sailing-Tho Church I
Not Inl:sfcd by Observation-Disclosures
OF fhe I.ato Rev. John livingston.
BESoKLyN, juno 5.-Tho Rev T. De Wit
Taln,asc, 3D., preached in the Tabwnacl,
this morning sermon entitled '"rht
Tempest" Service began with the cxposi
tion of appropriate passages of Scripture, at
ter which the great congregation sang tht
hymn:
Heaven is my fatherlaud,
HcavcniS my home"
Tho text was Mark iv, $3.50, describing
Christ sitting tho tempest. He saiJl:
Tbcrias, Galilec, Grnncsarct-thrcc name.
for tl.s same lake No other gem ever had 81
beautiful II setting 1t lay III scene of grea
luxuriance: the surrounding hills high, ter
raced, sopcd, grovcd, so many hanging gar
dciis of beauty, the waters rumblimg dow
between rocks Of gray and rcd limestone
flushing from, tho hills and bounding into the
sea. On the shore wore castles, armed towers
Roman baths, everything attractive ant
beautiful; all styles OF vegetation in shorter
space than in almost any other space in al
tho world, from the palm trcc OF tho forest tx
tie trees of rigorous climate.
Ii seemed uS if the Lord had launched one
wavc of beauty OH all tho scene, aud it hung
and swung from rock and hill and oleandcr.
Roman gentlemen in pleasure boats sailing
the lake, and countrymen iu fish srIacks COM
ing down TO drop their nets, pass each other
with nod and shout and laughter, or swinging
idly ut their inoorinss Oh what wonder
full, what IL beautiful lake!
II seems as if we shall have quiet night.
Not II leaf winkcd in the air; not n ripple dis
turbcd the face of Gemesarct; but there
seems to be little excitement up the beach,
and VIC hasten to see what it il, and wo find it
OH embarSation.
From the western shore flotilla push
ing out, not u squadron, or deadly arma-
ment, nor clipper with valuable merchandise,
ror pir;itic vessels ready to destroy every
thing they could seize, but q flotila bearing
messengers OF life and light and lcacc
Christ is i'll tho front OF the boat His dis
ciples are i'll smaller boat. Jesus, weary
with much speaking 10 largo nlultitulcs, is
put into soninolence by the rocking Of tho
waves. II there was any motion ut all the
ship was easily righted il the wind passed
from starboard TO larboard, or from Iarhoard
to starboartl, the bout would rock, and by the
gentlencss Of tho motion putting the Master
asleep And they cxtemporize,l u pillow made
out of u iiSliei1nan's coat. think no Sooner
is Christ PROSTATE, and his head touched the
pillow, than he is sound asleep. Tho brcczcS
Of the lake run their fingers through the locks
Of the Worn sleeper, and the boat rises and
falls like sleeping child on the bosom of a
sleeping mother
Calm night, starry night, beautiful night.
Run up all the sails ply all the ours, and let tho
largo boat and the small boat glide over
gentle GcnneSaret. But the sailors say there
is going to be @ change Of weather. Aud
even the passengers can hear tho moaning of
the Storm rs it comes OH with great stride,
and I'll the tcrrors Of hurricane and darkness.
Tho large boat tremblcs like deer ut bay
among the clangor of tho hounds; great
patches of foam ere flung into the air; the
saiis Of tho vessel loosen, and tho Sharp winds
crack like pistols; the smaller boats, like pc
trels, poise on tho cliff Of the waves and then
plunge.
Overheard 60 cargo, tackling and masts,
and tho drcnchcd disciples rush into tue back
part Of tho boat, and lay hold OF Christ, and
say unto him: "Master, carcst thou not
that we perishi" That great parsonage lifts
his head from tho pillow Of tho fiShclmun's
coc.., walks to the front Of tue vessel, and
looks out into tho Storm All around him
Orc tho smaller boats, driven in the tempest,
md through it comes tho cry of drowning
nlcn. by the flesh OF the lightning SEQ the
calm brow of Christ as the spray dropped
,H x9t7s -..tssY sne.sIIaz @onoxMordgf
ward ho cries: peace" Looking down
ward hc .ay5: ''Be s.il.n
Tho wavcs fal. Eat on their faces, the foam |
nelts, tho cztinGuished stnrs rclight their
torches. Tho tempest falls dead, and Christ
stands with lis feet on the necl1 of tho storm.
and whilo tho sailors AFRO bailing out the
boats and y7hiic they crc trying to untangle
he cordaGe tho disciples stand il omczemcat,
low looking into tho calm sea, then into the
,alIn sky, thcn ito the calm SaviorT's coun-
and they c:y out: s1Thao manner
II man is this, that evca the winds and the
ca obey hims'
The subject In The first place imprcsscs mo
7ith Tho feet that it Is very important to
lnyo Christ WITH tho ship; for ell those boats
lju,d Lavo como to the bottom of Genncsaret
zssaEzs5eS:not been present Oh, what
- for you aacf>for mo 10. Learnt We
must clwcys havo Christ in tho ship. What
vcr voyage we undertake, into whatever Gu
crprisc We start, let us always Lavo Christ in
lie snip Many CT you in these days of re-
'ivcd commerce uro starting out In new
financial enterprises. 1 bid you good cheer.
10 all you can do. Do it OF as high plano
IS possible. You have no right to be stokcr
IL the ship il you can be an admiral of tho
avy You have 10 right 10 be u colonel Of
regiment if You can command a brigade;
ou have no right to DO engineer of boat OH
liver banks or icar the coast If you can take
he ocean steamer from New York to Liver
ool AL you can do with utmost tension of
oily, mind and SOUL, you aro bound to do;
ut oh! have Christ in every enterprise,
hlist in every voyage, Christ in every ship.
There arc men here who ask God to help
icm at the start of great enterprises He
as been with them il the past; 10 trouble
I'll overthrow them; the storms might como
orn from the top of Mount ucrinon and
ISL Gcnnesaret into foam and into agony,
ut it could not hurt them.
But here is another man who starts out in
orldly enterprise and he depends upon the l
uncertainties of this life lie has no God to :
ZIP him. After a while the ,torm COMES and I
,sSes of the masts Of tho ship; he puts out
is lifcboat and the long boat; tho sheriff and
10 auctioncer try to help him Off; they can't I
ZIP him of; he must 60 down; 10 Christ in Z
10 shin. Here are young men just starting '
1t i'll lire. r~--AA-o :" ~ 1880, - ,
,ine and shadow. There may be i'll it arc :,
c blasts or tropical tornadocs; know not !,
hat is before you, but know if you have
Lrist with you all shall be well.
You may seem to get along without the re-
rion of Christ while everything goes
noothly, but after awhile, wien sorrow
overs over the soul, when the waves OF trial
ash clear over the hurricane deck and tue
ocks arc crowded with piratical disasters
h, what would you do then without
;hrist in tho shipl Young man, take God
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